Not gonna lie, removal hurt a bit, but nowhere near as bad as the original tattoo. The annoying part was the scabbing and redness and I had to skip my normal makeup routine for a week.
I tried chemical removal because my skin is sensitive. Big mistake. My brows got super irritated and the area scabbed badly for over a 2 to 3 weeks. A few spots even darkened instead of fading, so I ended up switching to saline removal after that. Honestly, it felt like a trial and error nightmare. Not all methods work the same for everyone.
If you’re choosing between methods, here’s my take, Laser is precise, works well on most inks and recovery is usually 2-3 days of redness. Saline is gentler on skin in some ways and great for lighter or stubborn pigment, but it scabs and can take longer to fully lift color. Both require multiple sessions, patience and strict aftercare. Personally, I found that combining them strategically produced the best results but it was expensive and time consuming. So the pros are effectiveness and gradual improvement; the cons are cost, downtime, and the need for multiple visits.